Hackers On Planet Earth

Zines Against the Machine: Analog Communication for a Digital Dystopia

Jack Gangi

Zines have long been part of the hacker culture’s communication infrastructure: low tech, hard to censor, and nearly impossible to deplatform. In a time where communication channels face growing control and restriction, zines remain one of the most resilient tools we have. This talk explores why zines still matter, from their roots in underground publishing and organizing to why you should be making one today and how to get started.

Saturday 1700 Gramercy Park Suite

Jack Gangi has worked at the intersection of privacy, culture, and independent media. His projects include grist.ink, an independent publication on technology and civil liberties; stickertop.art, a gallery of sticker-covered laptops submitted by people across the Internet; zinedrop.com, a zine discovery and sharing directory; and dontboo.vote, a civic information dashboard. He has been active in hacker and counterculture communities for decades, and believes the best technology is built to connect rather than consume.